II: FIRST STEPS TOWARD A POLICY: The Principle of

The Concern for Peaceful Development

Statements on the Bombing of Hiroshima, August 6,

1945.

Ratification of the United Nations Charter

Report to the Nation on the Berlin Conference

Understanding and Adjustment, August 6 to October 3,

1945.

The Message to Congress on Atomic Energy

III: CONGRESSIONAL ACTION: A Pattern for Control

Plans for National Control. . . .

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15

17

17

18

The Senate's Special Committee on Atomic Energy

The President's Letter to Senator McMahon .

IV: PROGRESS TOWARD INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT, Octo-

ber 1945 Through January 1946

A Reaffirmation of Policy, October 27, 1945 .

The Three-Nation Agreed Declaration, November 15,

1945. .

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The Moscow Proposals, December 16-26, 1945

The President's State of the Union Message

The United Nations Commission on Atomic Energy

V: THE ACHESON-LILIENTHAL Report on the International

Control of Atomic Energy, January 7 to March 28,

1946.

Exploration of Facts and Alternatives

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VI: THE UNITED STATES PROPOSALS TO THE UNITED

NATIONS COMMISSION ON ATOMIC ENERGY: Basic

Policy and a Plan

The U.S. Delegate to the U.N. Commission: Mr.

Bernard M. Baruch

The Areas of Agreement.

Discussion of a Composite Plan

VIII: THE FIRST UNITED STATES MEMORANDUM: Details

of the Proposed Treaty and Charter

The Provisions Suggested for an Atomic Treaty

Provisions Suggested for an ADA Charter

IX: THE SECOND UNITED STATES MEMORANDUM: Detailed

Functions and. Powers of the Proposed Atomic

Development Authority

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The Powers of Inspection, Research, and Other Neces-

sary Action

The Promotion of Peaceful Uses

X: THE THIRD UNITED STATES MEMORANDUM:

Relations Between the Atomic Development

Authority and the Organs of the United Nations

General Considerations Affecting the Relationships

Relations With the General Assembly

Relations With the Security Council.

Relations With the International Court of Justice.

XI: THE EXPANDED FRAME OF REFERENCE.

The Expansion of the Committee System

The Exchange of Information

Recapitulation of the United States Position

The Areas of Difference in the Proposals Before the

Commission.

XII: THE TECHNICAL MINIMA OF WORLD SAFETY.

The Report of the Scientific and Technical Committee

The Action in Committee No. 2.

Reaffirmation of the United States Position : :

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1. Statement by the President of the United States, August

6, 1945

95

2. Statement by the Secretary of War, August 6, 1945.

3. President Truman's Address to the Nation on the Berlin

Conference, August 9, 1945 (Excerpts).

98

4. A Message From the President of the United States to

Congress Transmitting a Request for the Enactment of

Legislation To Fix a Policy Covering the Use and

Development of the Atomic Bomb, October 3, 1945 . .

5. President Truman's Navy Day Address, October 27, 1945

(Excerpts).

6. The Three-Nation Agreed Declaration on Atomic Energy,

Washington, November 15, 1945

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7. An Address by Secretary of State Byrnes at Charleston,

South Carolina, November 16, 1945 (Excerpts).

8. The Soviet-Anglo-American Communiqué, December 27,

1945: Section VII: The Establishment by the United

Nations of a Commission for the Control of Atomic

Energy

9. Statements of the United States Position With Regard to

the Resolution Establishing a Commission on Atomic

Energy: (A) By Senator Tom Connally to Committee I

of the General Assembly, January 21, 1946; (B) By the

Honorable James F. Byrnes, Senior Representative of

the United States to the General Assembly, January 24,

1946. .

10. A Resolution of the General Assembly of the United

Nations Establishing a Commission on Atomic Energy,

London, January 24, 1946 .

11. Statement to the Press by Secretary of State Byrnes on the

Resolution Proposing a United Nations Commission on

Atomic Energy, Washington, January 7, 1946

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109

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125

128

132

134

12. President Truman's Letter to Senator McMahon on a Bill

for the National Control of Atomic Energy, February 1,

1946. .

13. The United States Proposals for the International Control

of Atomic Energy, Presented to the United Nations

Atomic Energy Commission by the United States Repre-

sentative, Mr. Bernard M. Baruch, June 14, 1946 . .

136

138

14. United States Memorandum No. 1, Submitted to Sub-

Committee No. 1 of the United Nations Atomic Energy

Commission, New York, July 2, 1946. . . .

15. United States Memorandum No. 2, Dealing With the

Functions and Powers of the Proposed Atomic Develop-

ment Authority. Submitted to Sub-Committee No. 1

of the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission,

New York, July 5, 1946.

16. United States Memorandum No. 3, Dealing With the

Relations Between the Atomic Development Authority

and the Organs of the United Nations. Submitted to

Sub-Committee No. 1 of the United Nations Atomic

Energy Commission, New York, July 12, 1946 . . .

17. An Address by Mr. John Hancock, Member of the United

States Delegation to the United Nations Atomic Energy

Commission, Before the Institute of the National Com-

mittee on Atomic Information, Washington, July 15,

1946. . .

18. Statements Relating to the United States Proposals Taken

From the Official Records of the Second Meeting of the

Atomic Energy Commission, June 19, 1946: (A) By the

Canadian Representative, General A. G. L. McNaugh-

ton; (B) By the Representative of the United Kingdom,

Sir Alexander Cadogan; (C) By the Representative from

China, Mr. Quo Tai-Chi; (D) By the Representative

from Brazil, Captain Alvaro Alberto; (E) By the Repre-

sentative from Mexico, Mr. Sandoval Vallarta.

19. Statements Relating to the United States Proposals Taken

From the Official Records of the Third Meeting of the

Atomic Energy Commission, June 25, 1946: (A) By the

Representative from France, Mr. Alexandre Parodi;

(B) By the Representative from Poland, Mr. Lange;

(C) By the Representative from the Netherlands, Mr.

E. N. van Kleffens; (D) By the Representative from

Egypt, Colonel Mohamed Bey Khalifa; (E) By the

Representative from Australia, Dr. H. V. Evatt, Chair-

man of the Atomic Energy Commission

20. Tentative Proposals by Chairman of the Atomic Energy

Commission, Herbert V. Evatt, Representative of

Australia, New York, July 1, 1946

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21. Analysis of the Relationship Between Organized Measures

for the International Control of Atomic Energy and the

United Nations Organization (Particularly the Security

Council). Submitted to the Working Committee of the

United Nations Atomic Energy Commission by the

Representative of Australia, Herbert V. Evatt, New

York, July 8, 1946

22. U.S.S.R. Proposals for International Control Presented to

the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission by the

Representative of the Soviet Union, Andrei A. Gromyko,

New York, June 19, 1946

1946..

23. The Published Summary Records of Committee No. 2 of

the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission: First

Meeting, July 17, 1946; Second Meeting, July 24, 1946;

Third Meeting, July 26, 1946; Fourth Meeting, July 31,

1946; Fifth Meeting, August 6, 1946; Sixth Meeting,

October 2, 1946; Seventh Meeting, October 8, 1946;

Eighth Meeting (First Informal Session), October 14,

1946

24. Report of the Scientific and Technical Committee of the

United Nations Atomic Energy Commission on the

Scientific and Technical Aspects of the Control of

Atomic Energy, New York, September 26, 1946 ..

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